Western Kentucky Botanical Garden

Western Kentucky Botanical Garden

The Western Kentucky Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Owensboro, Kentucky. Its convert|9|acre|ha are open to the public year round, from sunrise to sunset. The entrance is just west of downtown on 2nd Street at Carter Road.

The garden began in 1993 in a cornfield as the idea of Mike Klahr, horticulturist for Daviess County. Today six gardens have been established: a butterfly garden, rose garden, daylily garden, iris garden, herb garden, and a fruit and berry garden. Plants include apple, apricot, cherry, peach, pear trees, as well as barberry, boxwood, blackberry, hemlocks, germander, lavender, peonies, raspberry, santolina, and yews.

ee also

*List of botanical gardens in the United States


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of botanical gardens in the United States — This list of botanical gardens in the United States is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States of America. NOTOC ListByUSStateTOC center=yes bottom left=yes washington dc=yes territories=yes… …   Wikipedia

  • Owensboro, Kentucky — City of Owensboro, Kentucky   City   Historic District in downtown Owensboro Nickname(s) …   Wikipedia

  • Jardín Botánico del Oeste de Kentucky — Este artículo está huérfano, pues pocos o ningún artículo enlazan aquí. Por favor, introduce enlaces hacia esta página desde otros …   Wikipedia Español

  • Kentucky — This article is about the Commonwealth of Kentucky. For other uses, see Kentucky (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Kentucky …   Wikipedia

  • Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium

  • Japanese garden — Japanese gardens (日本庭園, nihon teien?), that is, gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, and at historical landmarks such as Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and old castles. Landscape… …   Wikipedia

  • Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky) — For other uses, see Commonwealth Stadium. Commonwealth Stadium C.M. Newton Field Location …   Wikipedia

  • Memorial Coliseum (University of Kentucky) — For other uses, see Memorial Coliseum (disambiguation). Memorial Coliseum The House That Rupp Built Location 201 Avenue of Champions Lexington, KY 40506 …   Wikipedia

  • Liste botanischer Gärten der USA — Diese Liste der botanischen Gärten in den Vereinigten Staaten soll alle bedeutenden botanischen Gärten und Arboreten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika enthalten. Die Liste ist alphabetisch sortiert. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Alabama 2 Alaska 3… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste botanischer Gärten in den Vereinigten Staaten — Diese Liste der botanischen Gärten in den Vereinigten Staaten soll alle bedeutenden botanischen Gärten und Arboreten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika enthalten. Die Liste ist alphabetisch sortiert. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Alabama 2 Alaska 3… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”